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Quickplates
Quickplates are templates designed along the standard
guidelines but streamlined with quick use in mind. They are
great for fleshing out creatures meant for lesser encounters and
making secondary opponents more dynamic and challenging.
Saving Throws: In some cases, creatures receive an increase
to their saving throw bonuses from a quickplate save bonus and
an ability score increase. In these cases, the ability score benefits
have already been factored into the save bonuses. In other
words, if an alpha hunter receives a +1 bonus to its Reflex
save due to a Dex increase of 2, this +1 bonus is already figured
into its Reflex save bonus. Note, this is a change from
how this was handled in the original printing.
Alpha Hunter
An alpha hunter is typically the dominant male in a pride,
pack, or pod of hunting creatures. Although it is typically
applied to animals and beasts, it may in some cases be applied
to more primitive humanoids or similar creatures as well. The
alpha hunter is almost always male, and he is the biggest,
strongest, and often the most cunning hunter of the pack.
Hit Dice: Double the creature’s Constitution modifier
to hp.
Initiative: Add +5 (+4 Improved Initiative, +1 Dex).
Speed: Add 10 feet to the creature’s speed.
AC: If it has a natural AC bonus, that bonus is
increased by one half.
Saves: Add +2 to Fortitude and Will, +3 to
Reflex.
Abilities: Add +5 to Strength, +2 to Dexterity, and
+2 to Charisma.
Skills: The creature gains bonus skill points
enough to give it maximum possible ranks
in Intimidate (these bonus points may only
be applied to Intimidate).
Feats: Improved Initiative, Leadership*.
Challenge Rating: Increase by 2.
Restrictions: Can only be applied to creatures that hunt
in groups and have some form of basic
communication.
Combat
An alpha hunter’s most formidable strength is in its ability
to lead others. One seldom encounters an alpha hunter alone,
and in most cases they command their underlings to attack
first. In individual combat, an alpha hunter uses the same strat-
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egies as the base creature, only with greater speed and strength.
Do note that alpha hunters capable of using weapons and
armor always have the best available.
Leadership: *The alpha hunter uses its HD as its level for
determining its Leadership score. Additionally, it may apply its
Intimidate ranks + Strength modifier as a racial modifier when
leading creatures of its own base type. Penalties for things such
as cruelty oftentimes do not apply to an alpha hunter’s score.
Do note that in many cases the cohort/follower relationship is
extremely rudimentary (‘cause they’re animals, see?).
Bloodthirsty
A carnivorous creature is one whose love of killing has
grown so strong that the beast becomes overwhelmed with
desire and is imbued with an uncanny strength. This bloodthirsty
nature dulls the mind of the creature which only makes
it more singular in its purpose.
Initiative: Add a +2 morale bonus to initiative.
AC: Creature suffers a -2 penalty to AC.
Attacks: Add a +2 morale bonus to attack rolls,
use 1.5x Strength modifier for all damage;
attacks that already use this increase to 2x
Strength modifier.
Special Attacks: Blood rage.
Special Qualities: Scent (all ranges doubled when following a
blood trail).
Saves: Add +3 to Fort and –4 to Will.
Abilities: Add +2 to Strength and Constitution, –4
to Wisdom.
Feats: Die Hard, Endurance
Challenge Rating: Increase by 1.
Alignment: The first alignment component shifts to
chaotic, if it isn’t already.
Restrictions: Can only be applied to carnivorous creatures.
On occasion it might apply to omnivores but
only those that rely heavily on meat.
Combat
A bloodthirsty creature always uses fewer tactics in combat
than a creature of its base type. In most cases it attacks very
single-mindedly, focusing on a single creature until it is dead
before moving on to another. It heavily favors melee attacks,
and it has a penchant for sending blood spraying everywhere,
be it the prey’s or its own. It is smart enough to attack weaker
prey, and if it has not blood raged yet, it may even retreat
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